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Job Title:  Business Development Manager – Cooperatives (Western Region)

Organisation: CIC Africa Life Assurance (U) LTD

Duty Station:  Western Region, Uganda

About US:

CIC General Insurance Uganda Limited is a subsidiary company of CIC Insurance Group from Nairobi, Kenya that is owned 75% by co-operatives and 25% by individual shareholders. CIC General Insurance (U) is a joint venture of CIC Kenya and the Co-operative movement in Uganda. The company is fully incorporated and licensed to transact General Insurance business. In addition to the General policies available for institutions, corporate, individual and all categories of entities, the Company serves all Co-operative Societies in Uganda along the Co-operative Model.

Job Summary:   The Business Development Manager – Cooperatives (Western Region) will generate revenue for CIC Group to achieve corporate annual budgets through the development of assigned markets and channels as a source of profitable business for the company through development of strong relationships and partnerships.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of departmental sales and expenditure budgets
• Generate and build revenues through effective daily sales management of BDO’s and Sales Officers;
• Building & developing strong strategic partnerships/relationships within assigned market and channels;
• Ensure prompt quotation and tender documents preparation and delivery to clients/intermediaries;
• Plan and carry out consumer education within the assigned markets and channels;
• Drive the acquisition of profitable business for the company (New and Renewal);
• Facilitate the design and development of need-based products for the assigned market;
• Ensure the delivery of excellent customer experience to assigned clients in the market;
• Recruit, develop and build capacity of intermediaries’/sales force in the market;
• Ensure compliance to the credit control policy:
• Liaising with the various departments to ensure timely-service delivery to the clients.
• Liaising with support functions to follow up on client queries and complaints;
• Conduct market activations and storms in strategic locations with respective sales teams through visits or other means;
• Build and maintain strategic alliances for business growth with intermediaries and industry stakeholders;
• Facilitate the recruitment, training, motivation and retaining of strategic alliances for business growth with intermediaries and industry stakeholders;
• Prepare market intelligence reports on products and services;
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Diploma in Insurance, or any professional sales/marketing-related course is an added advantage.
• Minimum of five years relevant experience, two (2 must have been at supervisory level. Experience in cooperatives is an added advantage.
• Strategic thinker
• Distinctive analytical skills
• Superior negotiating skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Relationship management
• Excellent customer care
• People management
• Good coaching skills
• Commercial awareness

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their updated CVs via Email to: careers@ug.cicinsurancegroup.com

Deadline: 14^th November 2023

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